Making a Quilt – by Bill Volckening

It’s National Quilting Month, and this month I thought I’d write about making a quilt. When I first started making small quilts about a year ago, most people were very surprised. People know me primarily as a collector, and I’ve been quoted as saying I can’t thread a needle. Sewing definitely doesn’t come naturally to me, but I have an art background, so that helps.

Why Quilts Matter – Discussion Guide Q&A with Joe Cunningham

As part of our celebration of National Quilting Month we are pleased to present a series of blog interviews with people you have said you “follow”. First up in the series is Joe Cunningham. Joe began making quilts professionally in 1979 after a ten-year career as a musician in Michigan. His quilts are in the permanent collections of museums, as well as in numerous private collections, and has both authored or collaborated on numerous books on quilting.

It’s Time to Celebrate National Quilting Month!

We can’t believe it’s March already, which means National Quilting Month will be in full swing soon. To celebrate we’re offering a FREE episode of Why Quilts Matter on our YouTube Channel during March and a special showing of Ep. 5: “Gee’s Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America?” for The Quilt Show members from March 15 – 17. If you haven’t seen the series or you want to watch again, these are perfect opportunities to view for free!

Three Black Cats – by Bill Volckening

Sometimes a quilt can touch our lives, even when made by an unrelated person over 100 years ago. Nell Breyton of Edwards, Saint Lawrence, New York, must have lived on a farm. Her wonderful cotton crazy quilt, which is technically a tied comforter, includes depictions of animals. It is backed with Red Feather scratch feed sacks from R.H. McEwen Milling Co., of nearby Ogdensburg.